VisualDx Minute--News and more

DR. ART PAPIER, VisualDx’s Chief Executive Officer, is featured this week in MedPage Today, tackling the issue of diagnostic errors in medicine. In the article, Dr. Papier writes, “To curb medical misdiagnosis, our model of what a doctor is and does must change.” See the recommendations he’s urging from the medical community in light of the recently released Institute of Medicine’s report. Click here for the MedPage Today article.

THE NEW VISUALDX will feature the Sympticon, a way to visualize the symptoms of disease. Our developers, medical editors and librarians have been working hard to enhance your VisualDx experience as you compare diagnoses and build a patient-specific differential. We’re doubling our content as we add diagnoses across general medicine. Watch for more information about the new VisualDx on our Facebook page. Coming soon to your desktop, tablet, and mobile device!

A 75-YEAR-OLD man with a history of rheumatoid arthritis went to urgent care with scattered tense bullae under his arm. He asked the doctor what he could do to relieve the itching sensation. He was also have some pain when he swallowed. Can you diagnose the patient? Use the Differential Builder in VisualDx to help you. HINT: Start with with “Multiple Lesions or Rash” under “Adult,” then add other key findings. Look for the answer on our Facebook page on Tuesday, November 24. Follow us on Facebook for a new quiz every Monday! Access VisualDx today on the Health Sciences Library Website.